We returned to Drifters after only six months being there previously. We once again had a beautiful time apart from one day. There were some new meals on the menu which we thoroughly enjoyed – my favourite being the Peppermint Stack. As always Drifters was maintained beautifully by housekeeping – thank you to the staff for a lovely clean tent.... More

We stayed one night at drifters on the first of a three day trip to the game reserve. This was a great introduction to a safari here in South Africa. The accommodations were tents on platforms above a river bed. The platforms have a roof above to protect against the rain. And at the back of the tent is a... More

We had a wonderful time at Drifters Game Lodge in Oct 2012. The passion of the staff, especially Gavin & Isaac, for what they do, and their and knowledge of the bush and wildlife was inspiring. Also, their abilities to find the Big Five were excellent. We saw game from the first drive in to the Lodge to the last... More

Drifters Lodge & especially the staff there completely exceeded my expectations. So much attention to detail, a great guide in Isaac who always found lots of animals on the game drives, very comfortable accommodation and amazing food, the more remarkable because it really is in the middle of nowhere, - no internet and rarely cell phone coverage. I don't think... More

My husband and I recently spent 6 nights in Drifters game lodge where we were thoroughly spoilt . Loved every minute of our time there. Our accommodation was in a tent (with toilet facilities) situated overlooking a riverbed where a variety of animals came to drink and wander around at any time of the day and night . Gavin ,... More

We just came back from our awesome trip to Southafrica. Our highlight was definately the Drifters Game Lodge. Gavin and Belle are the lodge managers and they are doing such a great job to make yourself feel perfectly comfortable! After Gavin has picked us up from the tiny airport, he drove us to the lodge, passing already a zebra and... More

We enjoyed every moment of our time at Drifters, from the early morning game drives with Gavin, the delicious meals, cooling off in the pool, the evening game drives with sunset drinks, and returning to another great meal prepared by Bell. Gavin was very knowledgeable and eager to show us as many animals as possible on each drive. We had... More

Words cannot express the awesome experience we had at Drifters Game Lodge Balule. Our awesome experience began with meeting Gaving the Lodge Manager who met us at the airport and safely transported us to the lodge via the very bumpy road -thank you Gavin. We were then met by Bel who extended a very warm welcome to us and informed... More

This was our first safari experience and our two night stay here at Drifters set the scene for the rest of our wonderful holiday. The lodge - it is an oasis in the bush with comfortable safari tents including an open air shower which was fantastic! a great lounge room to relax in, a veranda overlooking the river, and a... More